[MacPorts] #67966: MacPorts installs a stub instead of PHP 8.2

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#67966: MacPorts installs a stub instead of PHP 8.2
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  Reporter:  hurgrave  |      Owner:  ryandesign
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:
Resolution:            |   Keywords:
      Port:  php       |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * owner:  (none) => ryandesign
 * status:  new => assigned


Old description:

> sudo port install php results in a
> sudo port install php
> --->  Computing dependencies for php
> --->  Fetching archive for php
> --->  Attempting to fetch php-8.2_0.any_any.noarch.tbz2 from
> http://packages.macports.org/php
> --->  Attempting to fetch php-8.2_0.any_any.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from
> http://packages.macports.org/php
> --->  Installing php @8.2_0
> --->  Activating php @8.2_0
> --->  Cleaning php
> --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
> --->  No broken files found.
> --->  No broken ports found.
> When checked it is
> port contents php
> Port php contains:
>   /opt/local/share/doc/php/README
> Which is
> head /opt/local/share/doc/php/README
> php is a stub port

New description:

 `sudo port install php` results in a
 {{{
 sudo port install php
 --->  Computing dependencies for php
 --->  Fetching archive for php
 --->  Attempting to fetch php-8.2_0.any_any.noarch.tbz2 from
 http://packages.macports.org/php
 --->  Attempting to fetch php-8.2_0.any_any.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from
 http://packages.macports.org/php
 --->  Installing php @8.2_0
 --->  Activating php @8.2_0
 --->  Cleaning php
 --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
 --->  No broken files found.
 --->  No broken ports found.
 }}}
 When checked it is
 {{{
 port contents php
 Port php contains:
   /opt/local/share/doc/php/README
 }}}
 Which is
 {{{
 head /opt/local/share/doc/php/README
 php is a stub port
 }}}

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Comment:

 That's correct. The php port is a stub port which depends on whichever
 actual php port is the latest stable one. Currently that's php82, which
 you can see from `port deps php`. You can use `port contents php82` to see
 what it installed.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/67966#comment:1>
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